One neglected disease is a little bit less neglected today. The World Health Organization has decided to recognize that lack…
Tuberculosis infects one out of every three people worldwide and kills nearly 2 million every year. Two reports this week…
A new drug, derived from Chinese wormwood, is being hailed as more effective than quinine for treating children with life-threatening…
A new vaccine against polio is being touted as the boost needed to finally achieve eradication. The vaccine known as…
Primitive cooking stoves kill nearly two million people every year, according to the World Health Organization, and place second only…
I wrote last week about the World Health Organization revising down its numbers on maternal mortality, noting that the UN…
World Health OrganizationWHO The World Health Organization made great progress in the global campaign to reduce maternal mortality today. The…
Nets distribution in NigerVoice of America One of the problems with saving lives is it’s hard to identify a death…
The Seattle Times’ science reporter Sandi Doughton today provides an excellent, detailed description of the Gates Foundation’s strategy for fighting…
Flickr, by Sir Sabbhat Relax, no need to pandemic The World Health Organization has declared the H1N1 “swine flu” flu…